Brett Steven #90 def. Grant Stafford #66

6-3 5-7 6-4

Brett Steven defeated Grant Stafford 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the 1997 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 12, 1997*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 1997
Category: World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Brett Steven	Grant Stafford
Aces	9	6
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	68	55
First serve points won %	67	82
Second serve points won %	58	41
Break points saved %	78	57
Break points converted %	43	22
Service points won %	64	64
Return points won %	36	36
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Brett Steven	Grant Stafford
Country	NZL	RSA
Birth date	Apr 27, 1969	May 27, 1971
Age	28	26
Height	185 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	90	66
Ranking points (entering)	503	688
Elo (entering)	1,798	1,704
Current career W-L	157–153	83–111
Current career earnings	$2,439,714	$1,307,208

Pre-match H2H

Brett Steven #90 0 – 0 Grant Stafford #66

Path

Brett Steven's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Woodforde #53	6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
Bryan Shelton	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Luis Herrera #161	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32

Brett Steven's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sargis Sargsian #86	6-7(0) 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 1997	F

Grant Stafford's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Wheaton #275	4-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 1997	QF
Luke Jensen #537	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 1997	R16
Jeff Salzenstein #146	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 1997	R32